Himalayan 450's Low-End Torque Delivery Improved With 49 Teeth Rear Sprocket 

The guy got this bike from RE to play around and make videos

How ? Do Tires , rear sprocket and fuel x cost half the himalayan 450?

At this point this dude can go ahead and register a patent for this bike as a new product of his own! 😂✌️

​@@___SSS___No... But the time and efforts of the skilled engineers involved in all of this surely cost double that! 😀

@@___SSS___ he already changed the tank on that bike that alone is 17k i think he mentioned it . 😂

why to implement a 5 speed?

@@yashchandel90511. less weight in moving parts. 2. Can have a better spread of gearing ratios, a bit of compromise on mileage n also on top speed but he is building for off road purpose so... 3. No clutch dragging

Very cool, was wondering how hard this is to implement actually?

@@facelessn0mad yes it's challenging work but not impossible. May be worth it.

Same question from my side as well 😊

Is there any vibration or buzzyness at any RPM please tell!

Yeah, an oil change is on the agenda.

@ABHINAVBHATT, I'd also like an answer to the above question pls

Both will be better. I run both.

@@abhinavbhatt what mileage you got before and after in city and highways ?

@@DAILY_FACTS_TREAT I get about 27-28 in the city. I have no idea about the highway.

@@abhinavbhatt thanks for the reply.waiting for you to replace stock tyres and know the perfomance and efficiency...keep growing brother.😘

Yes.

It would largely do the same thing.

That will be the final video, recapping everything. I have some plans about the tail.

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I am guessing the top speed remains the same. Reason: Most H450 top speed videos on RU-vid show the bike not hitting the rev-limiter in top gear, as the overdrive doesn't produce enough, rear-wheel, torque to hit 9k RPM, and only achieves about 8.5K . A 4.25% reduction in gearing will increase the rear-wheel torque, thereby increasing the rev-span on the 6th gear.

Makes sense. Only real world testing will be able to clear it.

Nobody makes a front sprocket so far and RACE doesn't sell the front sprocket as a standalone unit.

@@abhinavbhatt Hmm?.. Are there some unique proprties to the front sprocket for the 450 Himalayan?.. 🤔 If not, there should be numerous produceras of sprocket around the world.. Althoug perhaps not available in India, due to trade policies?.. 🤔

@@leifiseland1218 I'm sure with time options will pop up in India and across the world.

Yeah I second that but I have read that front sprocket downsizing lead to more chain wear.

While the idea of changing the front sprocket cuz it's easily accessible is good, downsizing the front sprocket creates extreme wear on the chain since the 520 pitch chain has limit to how tight it can turn. The smaller diameter 14T makes the chain go through it tighter radius that it's ment to and smaller diameter Sprocket will make the chain rub on the chain pad more often than not once the chain starts to get looser from wear and tear over the period of usage. So if you're going to keep an eye on it at all times and adjust the chain slack frequently and prepared for the premature wear on chain (which are all race bike maintenance territory) then go for it. I personally have experienced these issues when we raced RC390's and made custom 14T Sprockets for it. The chain would ate through the pad and eventually ate through the aluminium swingarm on the KTM. Too early to guess the fate of Himalayans swingarm tho, but you get the gist.

Dont you have common sense. This is a big single and it will surely have buzziness

@@buzzlightyear1484 in my calculations i know you have over common sense thats called non sense, when i test ride RE450 from stock sprocket its vabrate at certain RPM but its gone after 90 or 100 speed. So my question is still vibration is there OR its gone after sprocket has changed OR is buzz is there then which particular RPM it will be starts? Hope my question is fits in your sense...

@@tariqueshoaib47 well if you had some sense you would have realised that vibrations dont go away with sprocket change. The other thing is according to what everybody have said it is directly opposite to what you said about the speed where vibe starts. It is felt at 90 to 110 speeds and not before that. So yeah. There would always be some buzzing and i would nt be bothered with it.

Not necessarily. It could improve in the city.

Engine swap baaki hai uska

Been using a Hero 11 for nearly a year now.

@@abhinavbhatt thanks for replying 🙏🏽

I don't think the vibes are much to bother about.

We're not altering the power output of the bike by changing the final drive ratio. We're only altering the peak torque/power in the rev range (early or late depending on the gearing). Don't know about warranty stuff with the RE but it definitely doesn't affect the engine as we're aren't messing with the power output of it in anyway shape of form.

@@Toxic88088 I see. In that case, why didn't RE think of the bigger sprocket to improve the initial torque. Usually that's the RE characteristic right ? They usually don't bother much about the top speed.

​@@Suryashenoy tbh no idea why. KTM did the exact same thing as well with the ADV 390. It came with 15/45 setup. Should've came with the 15/47 setup for better low and midrange power delivery. I guess they intended it to be tourer as well and found the 47 on the re to give kinda be good at both on and off-road. They know we'll mod our bikes as well. Lol.

RE chose a taller gearing on the H450 for one reason only - better fuel economy, leading to a higher tank range. That's a feature that adventure-touring enthusiasts (target market) place a premium on@@Suryashenoy

Why so salty mate?

I have no idea what RE plans to do.

@@abhinavbhatt or another way to ask this question : do you think the responsivness can be change by electronics? I saw you changed your ecu but it just manage the mixture from what I understood

I doubt it. Beacuse, you can't change the engine's architecture and fuelling changes can only compensate to a minor extent. It's a short-stroke engine, unlike the undersquare, 1st-gen Himalayan. SS engines have only one real-world advantage over long-stroke ones: higher power output. But this high power comes at the cost of low-end torque. The H450 has a better low-end than the Duke 390. Shorter gearing is the sole option. I think RE built this bike to target the western market where the average, highway crusing-speeds range from 110 to 130 Kmph. @@jeremieyirmeyahu3468

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Hi. These are stock rims from the Handle Black variant. The chain and sprockets are 520 pitch, you won't need to change the chain if you get the aluminium sprocket.

With no laden weight. I think mr abhinav you should guide the viewer honestly as the stock chain does not fit with the change to 49 tooth sprocket. I tried it by fitting the art of motorcycle 49 tooth sprocket. But if you get a MS Sprocket of 49 tooth then two extra chain links have to be added as the chain becomes tight even after making adjustment to the full for slackening it. How you managed the stock chain setup with the 49 tooth is a big question mark? So Pl clarify & correct the loose ends to your youtube video as to its fitment.

Yeah

@@abhinavbhatt Also, do you loose top speed?

It’s dead😅ig

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Royal Enfield gave it to me.

Is it possible for us to get a link or like could we as the RE if they give those seats ???